1. How to Build
Confidence

2. Introduction
• Very few people succeed in
business without a degree of
confidence.
• Yet everyone has moments
— or days, months, or even
years — when we are unsure
of our ability to tackle
challenges.

3. Introduction
• Self confidence is the
difference between feeling
unstoppable and feeling
scared.
• Your perception of yourself
has an enormous impact on
how others perceive you.

4. Definition
• The state of mind
characterized by one's
reliance on himself.
• It is a feeling of self-
sufficiency; such assurance
as leads to a feeling of
security and self-reliance.

5. Holding you Back
• No one is immune to
these effects of
insecurity at work,
but they don't have
to hold you back.

6. Feeling of Insecurity
Important to Know
Confidence Better
Performance
Security
Positive Attitude

7. Overcoming the
Feeling of Insecurity
• Insecurity affects every human
being in many different ways.
• Overcoming this self-doubt
starts with:
– Assess your abilities,
shortcomings and weaknesses,
and try to correct them.

8. Ways to Build
Confidence
• Preparation:
– Practice will help
you to develop
aptitude, positive
attitude and new
skills.

9. Ways to Build
Confidence
• Dress Sharp:
– Although clothes don’t
make the man, they
certainly affect the way
he feels about himself.

10. Ways to Build
Confidence
• Personal Commercial:
– Write a 30-60 second
speech that highlights
your strengths and
goals, whenever you
need a confidence
boost.

11. Ways to Build
Confidence
• Get feedback when you
need it:
– Ask someone who cares
about your development as
well as the quality of your
performance to tell you
what she thinks.
– Be sure to pick the right
person.

12. Ways to Build
Confidence
• Take risks:
– Playing to your strengths is
a smart tactic but not if it
means you hesitate to take
on new challenges.
– Many people don't know
what they are capable of
until they are truly tested.
– Failure can be very useful
for building confidence.

13. Principles to Remember
• Do:
– Be honest with yourself about
what you know and what you
still need to learn
– Practice doing the things you
are unsure about
– Embrace new opportunities to
prove you can do difficult
things

14. Principles to Remember
• Don´t:
– Focus excessively on whether
you or not you have the ability,
think instead about the value
you provide
– Hesitate to ask for external
validation if you need it.
– Worry about what others think,
focus on yourself, not a
theoretical and judgmental
audience